Crossword Puzzle Number 5568 (Medium Grid)

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ACROSS

1. Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts.
4. Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles.
11. A master's degree in library science.
15. A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
16. Not usual or common or ordinary.
17. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
18. US slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular.
20. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
21. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
22. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
25. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. Type genus of the Ranidae.
28. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers.
30. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
32. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port.
34. An oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde.
38. God of wealth and love.
41. (of persons) Highest in rank or authority or office.
42. A Loloish language.
43. An implement used to propel or steer a boat.
44. A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40.
46. Produced by living organisms or biological processes.
48. Chief port of Yemen.
50. A leisurely walk (usually in some public place).
52. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
53. Any competition.
54. The basic unit of money in Romania.
55. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
57. Often cultivated for the decorative foliage.
61. (Sumerian) Goddess personifying earth.
62. Before noon.
64. Mentally or physically infirm with age.
68. A light touch or stroke.
71. Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
73. (Greek mythology) The Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.
75. The sixth month of the civil year.
77. A regular patron.
79. An accidental happening.
80. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
81. Giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted.
82. Black tropical American cuckoo.
83. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
84. German biologist and philosopher.
85. Mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.

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1. The person or thing chosen or selected.
2. The basic unit of money in China.
3. An Italian woman of rank.
4. (quantifier used with mass nouns) Great in quantity or degree or extent.
5. The capital of Turkey.
6. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. (used especially of glances) Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy.
8. An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
9. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
10. The mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
11. A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties.
12. The capital of Western Samoa.
13. Lacking excess flesh.
14. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas.
23. A political leader (especially of Tammany Hall).
24. A city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River.
27. (of farmland) Capable of being farmed productively.
29. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
31. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
33. A farewell remark.
35. A Nilotic language.
36. Flexible twig of a willow tree.
37. United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944).
39. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
40. A public promotion of some product or service.
45. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
47. (computer science) A rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input.
49. The part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body.
51. Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious.
56. At or constituting a border or edge.
58. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself).
59. 1 species.
60. A large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders.
63. A Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream.
65. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
66. The excrement of sea birds.
67. Savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables.
69. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
70. A small cake leavened with yeast.
72. A name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH.
74. British politician (1788-1850).
76. The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.
78. A federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states.

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